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9th December 2024
Jack White announces 2025 UK/EU tour
The shows will be in celebration of his latest album, ‘No Name’.
9th December 2024
6th December 2024
DIY Label Spotlight #2: Speedy Wunderground
A monthly focus on those crucial cogs in the wonderful new music wheel.
6th December 2024
The Neu Bulletin (Mandrake Handshake, mary in the junkyard, Chloe Slater and more!)
DIY’s essential guide to the best new music.
6th December 2024
MØ shares heartfelt cover of Avicii’s ‘Wake Me Up’
It follows the recent release of her triumphant returning single ‘Who Said’.
6th December 2024
Sky Ferreira drops ‘Leash’, her first new music in two years
It’s taken from the soundtrack to A24’s forthcoming film Babygirl.
6th December 2024
Myles Smith wins 2025 BRITs Rising Star award
Former DIY cover stars The Last Dinner Party scooped the 2024 accolade.
6th December 2024
Sabrina Carpenter revealed as next headliner for BST Hyde Park 2025
She’ll be supported by special guests Clairo and beabadoobee, with more names still to be announced.
6th December 2024
Lauren Mayberry — Vicious Creature
4 Stars
An album that manages to be poignant and pointed without sacrificing any of its unabashed sparkle.
6th December 2024
5th December 2024
Reading & Leeds confirms Chappell Roan, Travis Scott, Bring Me The Horizon, and Hozier as 2025 headliners
The huge dual-site weekender will also welcome Conan Gray, The Kooks, The Dare and many more.
5th December 2024
Chalk: “We’re beginning to find comfort in realism and more personal subjects”
Leading the charge for a new wave of dance-punk with a storming trilogy of early EPs, Belfast trio Chalk are testament to the power of three.
5th December 2024
Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory share new single ‘Southern Life (What It Must Be Like)’
It’s the second track to be shared from the new(ish) group’s forthcoming self-titled album.
5th December 2024
Queens of the Stone Age, Kings of Leon, and Vampire Weekend to headline Victorious Festival 2025
The Portsmouth weekender will also welcome the likes of Michael Kiwanuka, The Last Dinner Party, and Bloc Party.
5th December 2024
End Of The Road confirms Self Esteem, Father John Misty, Caribou, and Sharon Van Etten as 2025 headliners
Summer’s last hurrah will return to Larmer Tree Gardens next August.
5th December 2024
Fontaines DC, Charli xcx, and Khruangbin among first names announced for Flow Festival 2025
It’s shaping up to be a big year for the Helsinki weekender…
5th December 2024
Babymorocco — Amour
3-5 Stars
It carries popularising noughties nostalgia with proud sexual fluidity.
5th December 2024
4th December 2024
Isabel LaRosa: “I try to operate like I may never have another song again”
Having grown out of the jazz jam nights where she grew up performing, Isabel LaRosa is settling into her own niche of darkly shimmering alt-pop.
4th December 2024
HotWax share grungy latest single ‘Wanna Be A Doll’
Their anticipated debut album ‘Hot Shock’ lands next Spring.
4th December 2024
Father John Misty announces ‘Mahashmashana’ Summer 2025 UK and Ireland tour
His superlative latest offering has also just landed in the UK Top 20.
4th December 2024
The Horrors share third ‘Night Life’ preview ‘Lotus Eater’
It’s nearly two decades since the beloved band began, and this will be their first album to not feature all five original members.
4th December 2024
Kings Of Leon confirmed as second headliner for Newcastle festival Come Together
King of entertainment Robbie Williams has already been announced as the new festival’s first bill-topping act.
4th December 2024
Haley Heynderickx — Seed Of A Seed
4-5 Stars
Harnessing a uniquely spellbinding and sensitive power.
4th December 2024
3rd December 2024
MØ: Follow Your Heart
As she ushers in her new era with sassy anthem ‘Who Said’, Scandipop icon MØ gives us a hint of what’s coming next.
3rd December 2024
Lambrini Girls and Getdown Services to play DIY’s Class of 2025 launch party at Hoxton’s Colours!
It’s all in celebration of our bumper new Dec/Jan double issue — out next week!
3rd December 2024
Phoebe Green drops dreamy new single ‘Precious Things’
The Manchester favourite has also announced a new run of live dates for April 2025.
3rd December 2024
NOS Alive unveils Kings Of Leon as second 2025 headliner
The festival has already confirmed that Olivia Rodrigo will top the bill on Friday night next year.
3rd December 2024
Sam Fender drops new ‘People Watching’ preview ‘Wild Long Lie’
It’s also arrived alongside a B‑side entitled ‘Me & The Dog’.
3rd December 2024
2nd December 2024
IDLES at Liverpool Arena: Love and defiance from the stadium-shaking heroes
The Bristol favourites deliver a career-spanning set as they continue their arena-storming run off the back of their chart-topping album ‘TANGK’.
2nd December 2024
29th November 2024
Charli xcx cements her status as top of the pops at London’s O2 Arena
Festivals aside, this is the music event of the year.
29th November 2024
28th November 2024
total tommy: “Situations that are so painful at the time don’t last forever”
Laying the cards of her life fully on the table, Australia’s total tommy is injecting a slice of redemptive vulnerability into rock.
28th November 2024
Boardmasters confirms RAYE and The Prodigy as 2025 headliners
Wet Leg, Kaiser Chiefs, Rizzle Kicks and more are also set to play next year’s beachside weekender.
28th November 2024
Liverpool Sound City adds Nieve Ella, Panic Shack, TTSSFU and more to 2025 lineup
They join previously announced Saturday headliners, The Royston Club.
28th November 2024
27th November 2024
Fazerdaze talks new album ‘Soft Power’: “Making this record has been a massive personal journey”
Around the release of her long-awaited second album, we caught up with New Zealand’s Amelia Murray to discuss the lessons she learned along the way.
27th November 2024
Get To Know… Brooke Combe
An irresistibly vivid slice of stellar modern soul.
27th November 2024
The Last Dinner Party, Primal Scream, Franz Ferdinand and more to play Y Not 2025
Festival regulars The Prodigy, Courteeners, Madness, and The Wombats will headline proceedings next year.
27th November 2024
Sam Fender adds third headline date at Newcastle’s St James’ Park
He’s set to play a run of huge headline dates at outdoor venues around the UK this Summer.
27th November 2024
Fontaines DC at Alexandra Palace: 2024’s greatest live show from 2024’s greatest band
With ‘Romance’ in their veins, there’s no stage in the world that feels out of reach for the Dublin quintet.
27th November 2024
Outbreak Festival announces 2025 lineups for London and Manchester editions
The London all-dayer — headlined by Turnstile — will be part of Victoria Park’s new LIDO Festival series.
27th November 2024
Juanita Stein — The Weightless Hour
4 Stars
A mature record that sounds completely at peace with its place in life.
27th November 2024
total tommy — Bruises
4-5 Stars
Staking her claim to break out as Australia’s next great guitar act.
27th November 2024
26th November 2024
Franz Ferdinand: The Bold Type
Back in action and with their idiosyncratic spark still blazing, Franz Ferdinand’s sixth album might be called the ‘The Human Fear’, but Alex Kapranos and co are creatively showing none of it.
26th November 2024
The Dare offers non-stop, ear-bursting catharsis at Leeds’ Belgrave Music Hall
Deadpan devotion to nihilist ragers.
26th November 2024
Kasabian, Bloc Party, The Last Dinner Party & more to play Truck 2025
Franz Ferdinand, Nothing But Thieves and Blossoms are also set to play the 2025 edition of the Oxford event.
26th November 2024
New music event Soho Calling to take place in early 2025
The event — previously known as London Calling and hosted by ILMC — will host a ton of ace new acts including Kai Bosch.
26th November 2024
25th November 2024
Freak Slug: “I don’t want to put this light façade on anymore”
Meet the Manchester multi-instrumentalist whose debut ‘I Blow Out Big Candles’ is a testament to leaning into her entire and unapologetic self.
25th November 2024
For One Night Only!: Craig David curates his dream gig
The ‘7 Days’ star gives us an insight into his ideal night out.
25th November 2024
Robbie Williams shares biopic-soundtracking single ‘Forbidden Road’
The film — entitled Better Man — and accompanying soundtrack album will be released just after Christmas.
25th November 2024
Lana Del Rey announces 2025 tour of the UK and Ireland
The run of shows will include her first ever UK stadium dates.
25th November 2024
Charli xcx to curate her own party girl bill at LIDO Festival 2025
The ‘BRAT’ superstar has invited The Japanese House, The Dare, Kelly Lee Owens and more to join her all-day event in London’s Victoria Park.
25th November 2024
RAYE announces Tyla, Doechii, and JADE as special guests for All Points East headliner
The multi-day festival has previously confirmed that Barry Can’t Swim and The Maccabees will top the bill on other days.
25th November 2024
Kendrick Lamar - GNX
4-5 Stars
Able to reach an intensity that’s not been as often touched upon since 2012’s ‘Good Kid M.A.A.D City’.
25th November 2024
22nd November 2024
The Neu Bulletin (Yazmin Lacey, GRACEY, Adore and more!)
DIY’s essential guide to the best new music.
22nd November 2024
Primal Scream: Re-Loaded
On Primal Scream’s latest studio album ‘Come Ahead’, Bobby Gillespie’s message is still as politically-charged as they come. But here, he’s found newer, grander ways to deploy it.
22nd November 2024
Dot To Dot announces first wave of acts for 2025 lineup
The Horrors, Fat Dog, Sprints and more will be part of the festival’s 20th birthday celebrations.
22nd November 2024
21st November 2024
Wallice: I’ll Be Your Clown
A self-aware skewering of life inside the hype machine, ‘The Jester’ casts Wallice as a smart new kind of indie pop star. Let her entertain you…
21st November 2024
NOS Alive adds CMAT, St Vincent, Future Islands and more to 2025 bill
The Portuguese festival has already announced that pop superstar Olivia Rodrigo will be one of three headliners.
21st November 2024
Rock Werchter unveils Fontaines DC, Amyl and the Sniffers, RAYE and more for 2025 lineup
The festival has already confirmed Linkin Park, Green Day, Sam Fender and Olivia Rodrigo as next year’s headliners.
21st November 2024
Courting announce third album ‘Lust for Life, Or: ‘How To Thread The Needle And Come Out The Other Side To Tell The Story’
They’ve also shared a new single and confirmed a run of 2025 tour dates.
21st November 2024
Get To Know… Flat Party
Flamboyant art-rock direct from London town.
21st November 2024
Fat Dog unveil new single ‘Peace Song’
The track lands ahead of their London headline show at Kentish Town Forum this weekend.
21st November 2024
Live at Leeds in the City 2024: an irresistible celebration of grassroots talent and local legends
The inner-city affair is, quite simply, one of the best one-day festivals going.
21st November 2024
Antony Szmierek shows off his flow on latest single ‘Yoga Teacher’
It’s our latest preview of his debut album ‘Service Station At The End Of The Universe’.
21st November 2024
20th November 2024
Ray Bull, Chloe Qisha & Disgusting Sisters make for an eclectic but memorable show for The Great Escape’s First Fifty
It’s another busy night at The Victoria for the Brighton festival’s annual East London launch.
20th November 2024
Dua Lipa announces live album of recent Royal Albert Hall show
A special programme entitled ‘An Evening with Dua Lipa’ will also be broadcast on ITV on 8th December.
20th November 2024
Architects announce new album ‘The Sky, The Earth & All Between’
The Brighton metal outfit have also shared their newest single ‘Whiplash’.
20th November 2024
FKA twigs releases latest song ‘Drums Of Death’
The artist’s third album ‘EUSEXUA’ is set for release in January 2025.
20th November 2024
Angel Olsen shares Camp Saint Helene tracks from upcoming compilation project ‘Cosmic Waves Volume 1’
The release will consist of new songs from a handful of emerging artists, as well as Angel Olsen covers of other songs by said artists.
20th November 2024
Franz Ferdinand offer up video for new track ‘Night Or Day’
The track gets lifted from the band’s forthcoming sixth studio album ‘The Human Fear’.
20th November 2024
The Murder Capital confirm details of third album ‘Blindness’
The Dublin-formed quintet have also shared a new single, ‘Words Lost Meaning’.
20th November 2024
Michael Kiwanuka — Small Changes
4-5 Stars
An intimate but confident record that reveals more of its magic with every listen.
20th November 2024
Kim Deal — Nobody Loves You More
4 Stars
Able to disarm and surprise us, even after all these years.
20th November 2024
Father John Misty — Mahashmashana
4-5 Stars
Striking a compelling balance between the epic and the intimate.
20th November 2024
19th November 2024
Matilda Mann offers up newest single ‘Dazed & Confused’
The track is another taste of the singer’s forthcoming debut album ‘Roxwell’.
19th November 2024
Kim Deal: The Real Deal
Over 35 years into her storied career, the alt-rock icon is releasing a solo album under her own name for the very first time. Full of circularities and yet staunchly forward-facing, it’s a portrait of an artist who’s never lost heart.
19th November 2024
FKA twigs joins RAYE, Linkin Park, St Vincent & more on the bill for 2025’s Open’er Festival
She’s the sixth artist to have been announced for next year’s edition of the Polish event.
19th November 2024
Brighton punk duo Lambrini Girls share latest track ‘Love’
The band have also announced plans for a handful of instore performances around the release of their debut album next year.
19th November 2024
Karma Sheen join Caleb Kunle and Kit Sebastian at final SON Estrella Galicia event of 2024
The Spanish beer brand will once again be hosting an ace night of live music, music, beer culture, and street food.
19th November 2024
18th November 2024
Olivia Dean shares new track ‘Touching Toes’
It’s the second track she’s shared this year since the release of last year’s debut ‘Messy’.
18th November 2024
Queens of the Stone Age join line-up for Pohoda Festival 2025
The rock titans will be heading to Slovakia next summer, after having to cancel their appearance at this year’s event.
18th November 2024
15th November 2024
The Neu Bulletin (mary in the junkyard, Jacob Alon, The Orchestra (For Now) and more!)
DIY’s essential guide to the best new music.
15th November 2024
Sam Fender announces new album ‘People Watching’
The North Shields singer’s new album arrives in February 2025.
15th November 2024
Poppy — Negative Spaces
5 Stars
A masterpiece, showcasing her ability to meld reliable sound palettes with some audacious new tricks.
15th November 2024
14th November 2024
Get To Know… Beckah Amani
Stunning, well-studied stories of love, life, and everything in between.
14th November 2024
13th November 2024
Live & Kicking! The ultimate guide to 2025’s Live at Leeds in the City courtesy of Leeds’ music community
After of the fest kicking off this weekend, we quizzed a series of the city’s artists and industry figures to hear their memories and tips.
13th November 2024
The Maccabees: Kiss And Resolve
Their fans never thought it would happen — and frankly, neither did the band — but rejoice! After eight years away, The Maccabees are reuniting to headline All Points East next summer. It’s going to get emotional.
13th November 2024
Prima Queen announce debut album ‘The Prize’, share new track ‘Ugly’
The duo will release their long-awaited debut full-length in April 2024.
13th November 2024
Nottingham quartet Divorce offer up latest single ‘Antarctica’
Their latest track gets lifted from their forthcoming debut album ‘Drive to Goldenhammer’.
13th November 2024
Get a glimpse of Texas at 2024’s edition of The Long Road Festival
This year’s fest played host to some of the state’s best and brightest exports, and we’re here to give you a taste of what went down.
13th November 2024
Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds deliver an evangelical experience to London’s O2 Arena
For the duration of Cave’s 22-song set, the whole room is utterly in the palm of his hand.
13th November 2024
Download Festival unveils Green Day, Sleep Token and Korn as 2025 headliners
Over 90 other bands have also been confirmed for the rock and metal weekender’s 22nd edition.
13th November 2024
Squid unveil details of third album ‘Cowards’
They’ve also shared its lead single, ‘Crispy Skin’.
13th November 2024
Flat Party — It’s All Been Done Before
4-5 Stars
A winking push for originality.
13th November 2024
Wallice — The Jester
4-5 Stars
A captivating, gutsy debut that keeps listeners on their toes.
13th November 2024
FLO — Access All Areas
4-5 Stars
A definitive debut.
13th November 2024
Peter Xan — Empty Space
3-5 Stars
A project that further cements him as a vital new voice.
13th November 2024
Du Blonde — Sniff More Gritty
3-5 Stars
Another solid release.
13th November 2024
12th November 2024
My Chemical Romance schedule huge US stadium tour in celebration of ‘The Black Parade’
The band are set to play their 2006 album in full during ten shows next summer.
12th November 2024
beabadoobee: The Fame Game
From viral moments to internet toxicity, via misogyny, teenage mistakes and the Taylor Swift whirlwind, 24-year-old beabadoobee has experienced it all. About to round off her biggest year so far with a sold-out UK and EU tour, she reflects on the world’s most renowned double-edged sword.
12th November 2024
Olivia Rodrigo confirmed for NOS Alive 2025
The ‘GUTS’ star is the first big name for next year’s Portuguese knees up.
12th November 2024
Jorja Smith announces ‘Falling Or Flying’ 2025 UK and Ireland tour
She’s also shared two new singles, ‘Loving You’ and ‘Don’t Let Me Go’.
12th November 2024